FirstLook -- October 24 - 30 (God Shows Me How to Live)

Don't forget about Trunk or Treat on Sunday afternoon from 3-5pm.  Its not too late to register your trunk, just give me a call at the church office.

Also this Sunday in FirstLook, we will give the kids their new memory verse for the next four weeks. Here it is for you to start working on now.

John 14:9b
"Jesus answered...Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father."

When we switch memory verses, we also switch environments. In our children's ministry an environment is a common goal or focus we can use to create enviroments in the home and at church which draw us closer to Christ.  For the next 4 weeks we will focus on the environment of MODELING. Here is our description of MODELING:

Biblical content needs a practical living expression in order for it to be spiritually impacting. This environment serves as a hands-on example of what it means for children to put their faith into action. Modeling puts flesh on faith and reminds us that others are watching to see if we live what we believe.

God has always shown us how to live. Once He redeemed Israel from the land of Egypt, God formed the Mosaic covenant between Himself and His people. It began a new era in their history. God continued to fulfill the promises He made to Abraham and to Moses. But the Mosaic covenant was the law that addressed Israel alone. This covenant established the standards of righteousness for God’s people—His holy nation.

Yahweh was the God of Israel, and the people were in relationship with Him. The Mosaic covenant was not a means to salvation. Instead, God gave His people a model for living through the Ten Commandments that enhanced their worship and service to Him. This covenant demanded not only that the Israelites conform to a set of laws, but also that their hearts be oriented toward God. When the people lived out the laws, their lives demonstrated the intimate relationship they shared with God. A holy nation living in worship and service to the Lord acts as a catalyst to bring the nations of the earth into relationship with Him.

The covenant between God and His people at Sinai was a foreshadowing of what was to come. His law was put in place to “lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith” (Galatians 3:24). In Him our worship, and our service, is complete. He has shown us how to live with Him and with others. As we follow the Lord we model for others the relationship it is possible to have with the Holy God.

You can also go download the MODELING HomeFront Monthly for activities to connect home and church by going to http://wentzvillecc.org/621738.ihtml.